Delhi traffic cops to get flashers, blinkers for bikesOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With an aim to make Delhi Traffic Police motorcycles more visible on the city roads, the department has decided to fit them with flashers and blinkers, a police official said Wednesday. "We have 410 Bajaj-Pulsar motorbikes which chase and prosecute for violations of traffic rules and regulations.
Cops beaten for terming murder as accidentSeptember 7th, 2009 AGRA - Family members of an Agra businessman Monday beat up two cops after a post-mortem proved their contention that he had been killed. Police, who had earlier termed it a case of accidental death, are now pressing charges against the attackers.
Cash, jewellery worth Rs.60 lakh looted from businessman's homeSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Burglars have looted cash and jewellery worth Rs.60 lakh from a businessman's home in Samaipur Badli here, police said Monday. According to police, when Mukesh Kumar Kashyap alongwith his family returned home around 4.30 p.m.
Cash, jewellery looted from cop's house at gunpointAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six armed men barged into the house of a Delhi Police traffic inspector in the capital and looted cash and jewellery worth nearly Rs.2.75 lakh (Rs.275,000) at gunpoint, police said Monday. The six men, wearing masks, entered the east Delhi house of Sanjeev Kumar around 9:30 p.m.
Chinese traffic cops warn love-struck Romeo against throwing roses out of his car!August 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A love-struck Romeo in China was warned against throwing roses out of his car by traffic police on Monday. The warning came after cops intercepted Wang, 26, who threw a rose out of his car every kilometre on an expressway in Hubei province.
Businessman held for duping investors of Rs.22 croreAugust 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Businessman Ashwani Sud, who was on the run for the last two years, has been arrested for allegedly duping investors of Rs.22 crore (Rs.220 million) by offering various schemes for investing in teak plantations, police said Wednesday. Sud, chairman cum managing director of Timber World Resorts and Plantation India, was arrested Monday from south Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave area, a police official said.
Chinese cops catch identical triplets using one driving license!August 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chinese cops in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, have caught a set of identical triplets using one driving license. The case came to light after Su Wei, one of the three brothers, was caught last Tuesday driving an overloaded truck with a suspicious driving license, which belonged to his older brother.
Cash, jewellery worth Rs.3.5 lakh looted from Delhi houseAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four unidentified armed men Monday evening barged into the east Delhi house of a businessman and looted cash and jewellery worth nearly Rs.3.50 lakh after holding his wife hostage at a gunpoint. Sudha Jain, 55, was alone at her Vivek Vihar house when the robbers walked in as the doors were open.
Alleging police harassment, businessman sets himself ablazeAugust 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A businessman in Agra set himself on fire early Monday, alleging continuous harassment by the police. His wife and three-year-old daughter also suffered burn injuries while trying to save him.
Drunk driver dozes off while waiting at red light!July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A drunken man was detained after he dozed off at a traffic signal in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. It took traffic police 20 minutes to wake the man, who asked not to be touched before he slept off again, reports China Daily.
Traffic cops shocked as woman driver strips naked on roadJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Traffic came to a standstill in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, when a woman driver stopped by police for violating rules stripped naked on the road. Traffic police were in for a shock when they stopped the 40-something woman, reports the China Daily.
India's budget rises from Rs.193 crores to Rs.10 lakh croresJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's fiscal budget has risen from Rs.193 crores to over Rs.10 lakh crores in the 63 years since independence of the country in 1947, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha Monday. "Madam speaker, I am happy to announce that for the first time, the budget estimates have crossed Rs.10 lakh crores.
Armed with Blackberrys, cops take on traffic violatorsJune 10th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has launched a unique pilot project in Ahmedabad city to track habitual traffic offenders by giving policemen Blackberry hand sets which will be connected to the server of the Regional Transport Office (RTO), an official said. "The hand sets have been given to traffic constables of Mithakali, C.G.
India's direct tax receipt up 8.3 percent, but miss targetMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's direct tax receipts were up 8.33 percent to Rs.3.38 lakh crore in 2008-09, the finance ministry said in a statement Thursday. However the direct tax collections fell Rs.6,000 crore short of the target of Rs.3.45 lakh crore for 2008-09 fiscal.
Man seeks cops' help to win back loveMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bizarre incident, a man dumped by his lover asked cops for help in a bid to win back his love. Tan, 29 urged Li, who left him 2 months ago, to come back to him.
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